Tomori Kusunoki
Tomori Kusunoki (楠木 ともり, Kusunoki Tomori, born December 22, 1999) is a Japanese voice actress who is currently affiliated with the Sony Music Artists agency. She made her voice acting debut in 2017, and in the same year she was cast in her first main role as Kirara, the heroine of the Japanese mobile game Kirara Fantasia. She has also been cast in main roles in Märchen Mädchen and Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online. In 2019, she won the Best New Actress Award with Manaka Iwami, Coco Hayashi, Rina Honnizumi, and Kaede Hondo.
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楠木 ともり | |
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Years active | 2017–present |
Agent | Sony Music Artists |
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Height | 155 cm (5 ft 1 in)[1] |
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Instruments | Vocals |
Years active | 2020–present |
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Website | www |
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Biography
Kusunoki was born in Tokyo on December 22, 1999.[2] She became interested in entertainment at an early age; when she was three years old, she began taking piano lessons. She was also a member of her school's brass band during her junior high school years, and a member of a light music club during her high school years.[3] She was also the student council president of her junior high school.[4]
During her second year of junior high school, she became interested in anime. She particularly liked the series Kobato, and the portrayal of the lead character by Kana Hanazawa. This inspired her to become a voice actress.[3] She decided to participate in an audition held by the agency Sony Music Artists. Because she felt that it would be difficult to pass the voice acting audition unless she had more experience, she instead auditioned as a singer. She ended up receiving the special prize at the competition.[3]
Kusunoki made her debut as a voice actress in 2017, playing a background role in the anime series Eromanga Sensei.[5] In June 2017, she was cast in her first main role as Kirara in the mobile game Kirara Fantasia.[6] In 2018, she was cast as Hazuki Kagimura, the protagonist of the anime series Märchen Mädchen.[7] She played the role of Llenn in the anime series Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online,[5][8] for which she also sings the ending theme "To see the future".[9] In the same year, she also became a part of KONAMI's media mix project called BandMeshi♪ (バンめし♪), with her voicing the guitarist Yokaze Tsuyuri.[10] Later that year, she was cast as Setsuna Yūki in the Love Live! multimedia franchise.[11] In 2019, she played the role of Melida Angel in the anime television series Assassins Pride;[12] she also performed the series' ending theme "Ijin-tachi no Jikan" (異人たちの時間).[13]
In 2020, Kusunoki made her debut as a solo artist under SACRA MUSIC. Her first EP, "Hamidashimono", is the ending theme of The Misfit of Demon King Academy.[14]
Filmography
TV series
Films
Title | Role | Remarks |
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2019 | ||
City Hunter | Little Girl | |
2020 | ||
High School Fleet the Movie | Azumi "Azu" Abe | |
Web Animation
Title | Role | Remarks |
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2019 | ||
Shoujo☆kageki All Starlight | Tamao Tomoe[26] | |
Video games
Title | Role | Remarks |
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2017 | ||
Revolve- | May Shirayuki | |
Kirara Fantasia | Kirara,[6] Kotetsu Tatejima | Protagonist; 2017-2019 |
2018 | ||
War of brains | Imperial White Mage Rosa | |
Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet | Llenn[27] | DLC |
Love Live! School Idol Festival | Setsuna Yūki[11] | |
Aurora Lemuria ~Hidden elements~ | Masha | |
Kuroneko project | Hibiki Oji/ Enigma Sunflower | |
White Cat Project | Piana Mayhern | |
Hanazono Gakuen | Vivi | |
Hortensia Saga -Ao no Kishidan- | Plenshell | |
Shōjo Kageki Revue Starlight -Re LIVE- | Tamao Tomoe[26] | |
Vital Gear | Flavalette | |
REversal Othellonia | Canary | |
Destiny Child | Venus | |
Stellar Girl | Polymer | |
2019 | ||
Non-Anthropology Academy -Extraordinary Ones- | Ittan-momen | |
Merry Garland | Pilkill | |
Political Sword Manifestia | Hinako Sakomizu, Ichiko Miyazawa, Saline Idemitsu | |
Monster Strike | Jiutou Zhiji | |
Engage Princess ~ Sleeping Princess and Dream Wizard ~ | Gloria | |
Brown dust | Rekurisu | |
Azur Lane | as I-58, USS Seattle, HMS Glasgow[28][29][30] | 2019-2020 |
Shōmetsu Toshi 0 | Ayame | |
Cinderella Nine | Yuzu Takanashi | |
Sword and balance detectory | Linette | Main cast |
Dragon Quest Rivals | Seraphy | |
Like a lion | Nohime | |
Love Live! School Idol Festival All Stars | Setsuna Yuki[11] | Main cast |
Touhou Cannonball | Aun Koreino | |
Youkai Shoden ~ Mononoke Sankaikei ~ | Hanarin | |
2020 | ||
Venus Eleven Bibiddo! | Mikoto Angel | |
Nyangrila | Lara | |
8 beat Story ♪ | Quell | |
BATON = RELAY | Yakumo Tsutsumi | |
Cytus 2 | Vanessa | |
Kyoutou Kotodaman | Utaware, Korobishop, San Death Goemon, Tariyadari, Nshaka | |
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Remaster | Bell Datt | DLC |
Dragon Quest X | Seraphy | |
Project Sekai: Colorful Stage feat. Hatsune Miku | Kanade Yoisaki | Main cast |
RANBU Sangokushi Ranbu | Xun Yu, Lu Xun |
Drama CD
Title | Role | Remarks |
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2018 | ||
Seirei Gensouki: Spirit Chronicles | Latifa | Volumes 12, 14, 17 Special Edition with Drama CD/ 2018-2020 |
2020 | ||
Goblin Slayer | Redhead Forest Person | Volume 12 Drama CD Limited Special Edition |
My Friend's Little Sister Has It In for Me! | Mashiro Tsukinomori | Main cast/ Volumes 4 and 5 Special edition with drama CD |
Discography
Albums
Release date | Title | Product serial | Album details | Peak Oricon chart positions [31] |
Sales (JPN) | Notes | |||
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First run limited edition | Standard edition | Limited edition | |||||||
1st EP | August 19, 2020 | Hamidashimono (ハミダシモノ) | VVCL-1660/1 (A) VVCL-1662/3 (B) | VVCL-1664 | VVCL-1665/6 |
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6 | 9,208 | Debut release |
"—" denotes releases that were not released or did not chart in that region. |
Live CD
Release Date | Title | Songs | Album | Sale Place | |
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1st | December 12, 2018 | Acoustic CD [bottled-up] | Nagame no Sora | Hamidashimono | Kusunoki Tomori birthday live『scene of light』 |
Clover | N/A | ||||
2nd | July 21, 2019 | ■STROKE■ | Sketchbook | N/A | Kusunoki Tomori Summer live 2019 『Shinki Unochikagami』 |
Akatoki | N/A | ||||
Romanron | Hamidashimono | ||||
Character Songs
Please refer to Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club for songs related to Love live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club multimedia franchise.
Release Date | Product | Singer | Songs | Remarks | |
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2018 | |||||
May 9 | To see the future | LLENN (Tomori Kusunoki) | "To see the future" | Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online's ending song | |
June 22 | Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online BD/DVD vol 1 Bonus CD | "Lucky Girl" | Song related to the Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Anime. | ||
November 7 | Anima Yell! Theme Song collection -Smile- | Kaminoki High School Cheerleading club [Members 1] | "Jump up ↑ Yell!!" | Anima Yell!'s Opening song | |
"One for all | Anima Yell!'s Ending song | ||||
"Color Select" | Song related to the Anima Yell! Anime | ||||
"Anima Yell!" Theme Song Collection -Wink- | Kotetsu Tatejima (Tomori Kusunoki) | "Dadamore ♥ Secret Heart" | |||
November 28 | Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online BD / DVD Volume 6 Bonus CD | Karen Kohirumaki (Tomori Kusunoki) | "Sunny after rain" | Song related to the Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Anime. | |
December 5 | Bitter escape | Tsuyuri Yokaze (Tomori Kusunoki) | "Bitter Escape ~Tsuyuri Edition~" | Song related to the multimedia franchise Banmeshi ♪ | |
December 25 | Passionate Journey | Otemachi Ririn (Tomori Kusunoki) | "Passionate Journey" | Song related to the multimedia franchise Onsen Musume | |
"Glittering Wishes" | |||||
2019 | |||||
March 13 | Hyōhaku datto | Blanc Bunny Bandit [Tsuyuri Yokaze (Tomori Kusunoki)] | "Synchro Fish" | Song related to the multimedia franchise Banmeshi♪ | |
Blanc Bunny Bandit [Members 2] | "Hyōhaku datto" | ||||
Blanc Bunny Bandit [Members 3] | Avant-garde Band Girls | ||||
Hachiman Traditional District Promotion Association [Members 2] | "Okumino Hachimanka" | ||||
May 22 | Cho ni natte mimasen ka? | Rinmeikan Girls school[Members 4] | "Cho ni natte mimasen ka?" | Song related to the multimedia franchise Revue Starlight | |
May 29 | Magical Girl Riruriru's theme song | Magical girl Riruriru (Tomori Kusunoki) | "Magical Girl Riruriru's theme song" | Song related to Kusunoki's Radio "Kusunoki Tomori no Tomoriru candle" | |
October 16 | Shoujo ☆ Kageki Revue Starlight Revue A La Eternal | Futaba Isurugi (Teru Ikuta), Kaoruko Hanayagi (Ayasa Itō), Tamao Tomoe (Tomori Kusunoki), and Rui Akikaze (Risa Tsumugi) | "Otte owarete Sirius" | Song related to the multimedia franchise Revue Starlight | |
October 23 | Forest reincarnation | Tia (Tomori Kusunoki) and Kera (Kaori Ishihara) | Forest reincarnation | Song related to the multimedia franchise Arumagia -project- | |
Tia (Tomori Kusunoki) | "Calling in fight" | ||||
November 11 | - [Annotation 1] | Enigma Flowers [Members 5] | "NON STOP! Enigmaflowers" | Theme song for the event "Colorful EnigimaFlowers" in the game Black cat project | |
November 20 | Torchlight ~ Dream's Light ~ [Annotation 2] | KiraraQuintet [Members 6] | "Torchlight ~ Dream's Light ~" | Theme song for the game Kirara Fantasia (Recorded 2017) | |
November 27 | ijin tachi no jikan | Merida Angel ( Tomori Kusunoki ) | "ijin tachi no jikan" | Assassin's Pride's ending song | |
2020 | |||||
January 29 | Magical Girl Riruriru the Movie!?'s theme song "Light up" | Magical Girl Riruriru ( Tomori Kusunoki ) | Magical Girl Riruriru the Movie!?'s theme song "Light up" | Song related to Kusunoki's Radio "Kusunoki Tomori no Tomoriru candle" | |
March 4 | Silent world [Annotation 2] | BAC [Members 7] | "Silent World" | A song related to the game 8 beat Story | |
March 12 | Pious Bullets [Annotation 2] | "Pious Bullets" | |||
March 18 | Resonant white dyeing liberalism | Blanc Bunny Bandit[Members 8] | "Resonant white dyeing liberalism" | Song related to the multimedia franchise Banmeshi♪ | |
Blanc Bunny Bandit [Tsuyuri Yokaze (Tomori Kusunoki)] | Sabaku o oyogu | ||||
Blanc Bunny Bandit[Members 9] | "OUR JOURNEY" | ||||
Blanc Bunny Bandit[Members 8] | "Shin sekai Riot" | ||||
April 15 | Seta, roaring cheers | IN-HI 16 [Members 10] | "No.1 HOLiC" | Song Related to the multimedia franchise Cinderella Nine | |
"IENAI" | |||||
UNKNOWNS | |||||
July 15 | Banmeshi ♪ Furusato Grand Prix ROUND1 ~ Spring Team ~ | Blanc Bunny Bandit [Tsuyuri Yokaze (Tomori Kusunoki)] | "ROOM" | Song related to the multimedia franchise Banmeshi♪ | |
September 16 | UTOPIA [Annotation 2] | BAC [Members 7] | "UTOPIA" | A song related to the game 8 beat Story | |
September 23 | Initial [Annotation 2] | Karen Aijō (Momoyo Koyama), Hikari Kagura (Suzuko Mimori), Akira Yukishiro (Hotaru Nomoto), Aruru Otsuki (Megumi Han), and Tamao Tomoe (Tomori Kusunoki) | "Initial" | Song related to the multimedia franchise Revue Starlight | |
September 30 | The Misfit of Demon King Academy BD / DVD Volume 1 Bonus CD | Misha (Tomori Kusunoki) | "BIRTH//DAY" | A song related to the The Misfit of Demon King Academy anime | |
2021 | |||||
March 10th | Sudachi no Uta / Life is Cider | Anemoneria [Members 11] | "Sudachi no Uta" | Wonder Egg Priority's opening theme | |
"Life is Cider" | Wonder Egg Priority's Ending theme | ||||
"anemos" | A song related to the anime Wonder Egg Priority | ||||
Neiru Aonuma (Tomori Kusunoki) | "Sudachi no Uta" | ||||
Live concerts
Solo events
Date | Live | Location | Notes |
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December 12, 2018 | Kusunoki Tomori birthday live『scene of light』 | TOKYO FM HALL | N/A |
July 21–28, 2019 | Kusunoki Tomori Summer live 2019 『Shinki Unochikagami』 |
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N/A |
December 29, 2019 | Kusunoki Tomori coming-of-age 『WRAPPED///LIVE廿』 | EX THEATER ROPPONGI | Announced solo major debut |
December 22, 2020 | Kusunoki Tomori Birthday Candle Live『MELTWIST』 | N/A | Announced 2nd EP |
References
Annotation
- No CD sale
- Online distribution only
Members
- Members are Kohane Hatoya (Yuka Ozaki), Hizume Arima (Yuina Yamada), Uki Sawatari (Mikako Izawa), Kotetsu Tatejima (Tomori Kusunoki), and Kana Ushiku (Haruka Shiraishi)
- Participating members are Tsuyuri Yokaze (Tomori Kusunoki) and Chiyo Yoshimaki (Minami Takahashi (voice actress))
- Participating members are Tsuyuri Yokaze (Tomori Kusunoki) and Arisa Kurokawa (Saki Yasui)
- Members are Tamao Tomoe (Tomori Kusunoki), Rui Akikaze (Risa Tsumugi), Ichi Otonashi (Azumi Waki), Yuyuko Tanaka (Iori Saeki), and Yumeōji (Reo Kurachi)
- Enigma Cherry (Rika Nagae), Enigma Sunflower (Tomori Kusunoki), and Enigma Morning Glory (Airi Otsu)
- Kirara (Tomori Kusunoki), Lamp (Marika Kouno), Claire (Azumi Waki), Polka (Eriko Matsui), Cork (Yuki Kuwahara)
- Amor (Minami Tanaka), Quell ( Tomori Kusunoki ), Bell (Chisa Suganuma)
- Tsuyuri Yokaze (Tomori Kusunoki), Chiyo Yoshimaki (Minami Takahashi (voice actress)), Arisa Kurokawa (Saki Yasui), and Hyakutake Monaka (Takao Tanaka)
- Participating members are Tsuyuri Yokaze (Tomori Kusunoki) and Hyakutake Monaka (Takao Tanaka)
- Sora Azuma (Yuka Aisaka), Chiyo Sakurada (Maki Kawase), Yuzu Takanashi (Tomori Kusunoki), Lynn Rayfa (Yui Fukuo), and Runa Kusakari (Shiki Aoki)
- Members are Kanata Aikawa, Tomori Kusunoki, Shuka Saitō, Hinaki Yano)
Sources
- https://twitter.com/tomori_kusunoki/status/986454614282158080
- "[楠木ともり] プロフィール" (in Japanese). Sony Music Entertainment Japan. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
- "17歳が歩むシンデレラ・ストーリー! 注目新人声優・楠木ともりインタビュー「まだ現実に追いつけていません(苦笑)」". 週プレNEWS (in Japanese). Shueisha. November 17, 2017. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
- "初オーディションで主演に大抜擢! 17歳の注目声優・楠木ともりが意外な学生生活を告白". 週プレNEWS (in Japanese). Shueisha. November 18, 2017. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
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- "Märchen Mädchen Anime's Cast, Staff, Visuals, 2018 TV Premiere Revealed". Anime News Network. August 1, 2017. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
- "Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online Reveals Visual, Studio 3Hz". Anime News Network. January 31, 2018. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
- "Tomori Kusunoki Performs Ending Theme for Sword Art Online: Alternative Gun Gale Online Anime". Anime News Network. February 17, 2018. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
- "TOP". バンめし♪ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-03-19.
- "Love Live! School Idol Festival Game Reveals 2018 Update, Cast Members for PDP Characters". Anime News Network(2018) as. September 21, 2017. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
- "Assassins Pride Anime Unveils Main Cast, Staff". Anime News Network. June 18, 2019. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
- "Tomori Kusunoki Performs Assassins Pride Anime's Ending Song". Anime News Network. August 19, 2019. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
- "Tomori Kusunoki Performs Ending Theme for The Misfit of Demon King Academy Anime". Anime News Network. June 12, 2020. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
- "TVアニメ「スロウスタート」公式サイト" (in Japanese). Retrieved November 5, 2018.
- "【ラジオ出演情報】プリ☆チャンラジオ" (in Japanese). Sony Music Entertainment Japan. August 16, 2019. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
- "Anima Yell! Cheerleading Anime's Promo Video Reveals Cast, Staff, October Premiere". Anime News Network. July 20, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
- "Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens Anime Reveals April 2020 Debut, Staff, Cast (Updated)". Anime News Network. December 20, 2019. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
- "Maō Gakuin no Futekigōsha TV Anime Unveils More Cast, Staff, April Premiere". Anime News Network. January 10, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
- "Deca-Dence Original Anime Announces Cast, More Staff, Story, Theme Song Artists". Anime News Network. May 5, 2020. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
- "Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club Anime's Video Reveals October 3 Premiere". Anime News Network. September 12, 2020. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
- 「魔女の旅々」公式 [@majotabi_PR] (November 27, 2020). "そして今回のゲストキャラを 演じて頂いたのは、こちらの方々です。エステル 内山夕実さん セレナ 楠木ともりさん セレナの父 遠藤大智さん セレナの母 渡辺明乃さん ありがとうございました!来週もどうぞお楽しみに" (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved November 27, 2020 – via Twitter.
- "Wonder Egg Priority Original TV Anime's Video Reveals Cast, Staff, Song Artists, January 12 Premiere". Anime News Network. December 16, 2020. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
- "My Friend's Little Sister Has It In for Me! Novels Get TV Anime". Anime News Network. January 31, 2021. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
- "Seirei Gensouki - Spirit Chronicles Novels Get TV Anime". Anime News Network. November 26, 2020. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
- https://www.en.revuestarlight-relive.com/character/tamao/
- "『SAO フェイタル・バレット』参戦キャラやワイヤーアクションを紹介。シノンたちの水着イベントCGも". Dengeki Online (in Japanese). Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- https://azurlane.koumakan.jp/I-58
- https://azurlane.koumakan.jp/Glasgow
- https://azurlane.koumakan.jp/Seattle
- "楠木ともりの作品" [Kusunoki Tomori's products]. Oricon. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tomori Kusunoki. |
- Official agency profile (in Japanese)
- Tomori Kusunoki at Anime News Network's encyclopedia